2019 Overall

GSK IMPACT Awards

The GSK IMPACT Awards have been running since 1997 and are designed to recognise and reward charities that are doing excellent work to improve people’s health.

The GSK IMPACT Awards, run in partnership with The King’s Fund, have been rewarding community-based health and wellbeing charities for the past 23 years. By providing them with mentoring and funding, the organisations are supported to continue their outstanding work making a real difference to people’s lives.

The GSK IMPACT Awards are GSK’s flagship UK community investment programme, which form a major part of our commitment to promote community health and wellbeing.

Awards are given annually; applications are made via The King’s Fund. The awards are open to charities with an annual income of between £80,000 and £2.5 million that are at least three years old.  Unlike other areas of GSK’s charitable support, these awards are unrestricted.

The name ‘IMPACT’ derives from the criteria that winners must have demonstrated in their application submissions: Innovation, Management, Partnership, Achievement, Community Focus and Targeting Need.

£7 million

Over 23 years, since 1997, we have donated nearly £7 million to nearly 480 community healthcare charities throughout the UK.

The benefits of winning a GSK IMPACT Award

  • The winners receive £30,000 in unrestricted funding, with an overall winner receiving an extra £10,000.
  • The runners up receive £3,000.
  • Award winners are offered two places on a training and development programme valued at £9,500. In addition, they are invited to join the GSK IMPACT Awards Network, which connects past GSK IMPACT Award winners – both online and at meetings which encourages members to carry on supporting each other and sharing best practice.
  • Promotional materials, including a short film about their work, are created for the winning organisations.
  • The GSK IMPACT Awards are presented at a high-profile ceremony in central London. 

GSK IMPACT Awards 2020

Over 400 charities nationwide applied for GSK’s flagship UK community investment programme in 2020. The winners, recognised for their outstanding contribution to improving the UK’s health and wellbeing, are:

  • Auditory Verbal UK - providing a family programme for young deaf children to learn to listen and talk and get an equal start at school.
  • Empire Fighting Chance - Fighting the impact of deprivation on the lives of young people through non-contact boxing.
  • Headway East London - Supporting people affected by brain injury.
  • Maundy Relief Trust - An immediate and sustained response to poverty and need.
  • New Pathways - Providing specialist support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse at any time in their lives.
  • Playlist for Life - Connecting people through personal music.
  • Shantona Women and Family Centre – Inspiring and empowering BAME women and their families to be confident, independent and resilient.
  • Trevi House - Providing safe and nurturing spaces where women and children can heal, grow and thrive.
  • Vision Care for Homeless People – Providing free eye tests and glasses to homeless people from eight city centre clinics.
  • Yellow Door - Preventing & responding to domestic & sexual abuse.

The runners-up are:

GSK IMPACT Awards Judging Criteria

Working in partnership with The King’s Fund, a leading independent health charity, the GSK IMPACT awards recognise and promote the work of voluntary organisations with a proven track record in the challenging and demanding area of community healthcare. Awards are made on an annual basis, applications are made directly to The King’s Fund and in contrast to all other areas of the company’s programme of charitable support, awards can be used for core funding.

Organisations applying for funding via the GSK IMPACT Awards will be measured using the following criteria:

Innovation - Leadership, creativity and initiative in addressing current challenges in healthcare access and delivery.

Management – Efficient use of resources; quality of management processes; clear objectives and plans; measurement and monitoring of performance; strength and financial effectiveness of the organisation.

Partnership – Working effectively with others (members, users, private and public sector partners, etc); willingness to share ‘best practice’ and to learn from others.

Achievement – Measurable results achieved; numbers of people benefited, impact on access to healthcare; difference made.

Community Focus – Involving and responding to users and the community; openness and provision of information; adaptability to changing circumstances and needs.

Targeting need – Awareness of community issues and priorities; focus on people in need

GSK IMPACT Awards 2019

Congratulations to the Overall Winner of the 2019 GSK IMPACT Awards: Suffolk Family Carers - supporting unpaid carers of all ages across Suffolk and helping carers of all ages across Suffolk get the support they need to live fuller lives.

Over 370 charities nationwide applied for GSK’s flagship UK community investment programme in 2019. The ten winners, recognised for their outstanding contribution to improving the UK’s health and wellbeing, are:

The runners-up are:

GSK IMPACT Awards Judging Criteria

Working in partnership with The King’s Fund, a leading independent health charity, the GSK IMPACT awards recognise and promote the work of voluntary organisations with a proven track record in the challenging and demanding area of community healthcare. Awards are made on an annual basis, applications are made directly to The King’s Fund and in contrast to all other areas of the company’s programme of charitable support, awards can be used for core funding.

Organisations applying for funding via the GSK IMPACT Awards will be measured using the following criteria:

Innovation - Leadership, creativity and initiative in addressing current challenges in healthcare access and delivery.

Management – Efficient use of resources; quality of management processes; clear objectives and plans; measurement and monitoring of performance; strength and financial effectiveness of the organisation.

Partnership – Working effectively with others (members, users, private and public sector partners, etc); willingness to share ‘best practice’ and to learn from others.

Achievement – Measurable results achieved; numbers of people benefited, impact on access to healthcare; difference made.

Community Focus – Involving and responding to users and the community; openness and provision of information; adaptability to changing circumstances and needs.

Targeting need – Awareness of community issues and priorities; focus on people in need

GSK IMPACT Awards 2018

Congratulations to the Overall Winner of the 2018 GSK IMPACT Awards: WILD Young Parents Project - providing young parents in Cornwall with opportunities to develop skills, improve self-confidence, make positive and healthy choices and achieve their potential.

Over 350 charities nationwide applied for GSK’s flagship UK community investment programme in 2018. The winners, recognised for their outstanding contribution to improving the UK’s health and wellbeing, are:

  • Birchwood Centre – Provides support and accommodation for vulnerable young people who are homeless or in housing need in Skelmersdale, West Lancashire.
  • Birmingham LGBT – Provides a wide range of health and wellbeing activities for LGBT people in Birmingham.
  • Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange – Provides a voice for and improves the quality of life of the gypsy and traveller community in Leeds and surrounding areas.
  • Rape and Sexual Violence Project (RSVP) – Offers support to children and adults in Birmingham affected by sexual violence and abuse.
  • Seaview Project – Improves the quality of life for homeless people and insecurely housed people in Hastings and St Leonards, East Sussex.
  • Sickle Cell Society – Supports and represents people affected by sickle cell disorder to improve their quality of life.
  • Unseen – Supports survivors and vulnerable people who may have been victims of human trafficking and modern slavery.
  • WILD Young Parents Project – Provides young parents in Cornwall with opportunities to develop skills, improve self-confidence, make positive and healthy choices and achieve their potential.

 The runners-up are:

GSK IMPACT Awards Judging Criteria

Working in partnership with The King’s Fund, a leading independent health charity, the GSK IMPACT awards recognise and promote the work of voluntary organisations with a proven track record in the challenging and demanding area of community healthcare. Awards are made on an annual basis, applications are made directly to The King’s Fund and in contrast to all other areas of the company’s programme of charitable support, awards can be used for core funding.

Organisations applying for funding via the GSK IMPACT Awards will be measured using the following criteria:

Innovation - Leadership, creativity and initiative in addressing current challenges in healthcare access and delivery.

Management – Efficient use of resources; quality of management processes; clear objectives and plans; measurement and monitoring of performance; strength and financial effectiveness of the organisation.

Partnership – Working effectively with others (members, users, private and public sector partners, etc); willingness to share ‘best practice’ and to learn from others.

Achievement – Measurable results achieved; numbers of people benefited, impact on access to healthcare; difference made.

Community Focus – Involving and responding to users and the community; openness and provision of information; adaptability to changing circumstances and needs.

Targeting need – Awareness of community issues and priorities; focus on people in need

GSK IMPACT Awards 2017

Congratulations to the Overall Winner of the 2017 GSK IMPACT Awards: PAC UK. PAC UK is a national charity focused on securing better outcomes for adopted children and all those affected by adoption and other forms of permanence.

Over 400 charities nationwide applied for GSK’s flagship UK community investment programme in 2017. The ten winners, recognised for their outstanding contributions to improving the UK’s health and wellbeing, are:

  • Basis Yorkshire - supporting female sex workers in Leeds and young people being sexually exploited or at risk.
  • Carers Leeds - providing a range of services for unpaid carers who look after family, friends, or neighbours in Leeds.
  • Coventry Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre - offering support to women, men, and children that have experienced sexual or domestic abuse in Coventry.
  • First Steps - a charity for people with eating disorders in Derbyshire.
  • Healthy n Happy Community Development Trust - an organisation running a range of health development and promotion activities in South Lanarkshire.
  • PAC UK - supporting all those affected by adoption and permanence arrangements. 
  • Sahir House - an HIV support, information, and advice centre in Merseyside. 
  • Sight Cymru - supporting people in Wales who have lost or are losing their sight to live independently. 
  • Student Minds - helping university students look after their own mental health and support friends experiencing mental health difficulties. 
  • Tyneside Women’s Health - a charity running a range of services to help women in Tyneside improve their mental health and emotional wellbeing. 

 The ten runners-up are:

GSK IMPACT Awards Judging Criteria

Working in partnership with The King’s Fund, a leading independent health charity, the GSK IMPACT awards recognise and promote the work of voluntary organisations with a proven track record in the challenging and demanding area of community healthcare. Awards are made on an annual basis, applications are made directly to The King’s Fund and in contrast to all other areas of the company’s programme of charitable support, awards can be used for core funding.

Organisations applying for funding via the GSK IMPACT Awards will be measured using the following criteria:

Innovation - Leadership, creativity and initiative in addressing current challenges in healthcare access and delivery.

Management – Efficient use of resources; quality of management processes; clear objectives and plans; measurement and monitoring of performance; strength and financial effectiveness of the organisation.

Partnership – Working effectively with others (members, users, private and public sector partners, etc); willingness to share ‘best practice’ and to learn from others.

Achievement – Measurable results achieved; numbers of people benefited, impact on access to healthcare; difference made.

Community Focus – Involving and responding to users and the community; openness and provision of information; adaptability to changing circumstances and needs.

Targeting need – Awareness of community issues and priorities; focus on people in need